Rice, Klein: Education Keeps America Safe
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice at the World Affairs Council (Photo credit: World Affairs Council of Philadelphia ) Joel Klein, Chancellor of NYCDOE (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein say improving education is key to America's leadership and national security. By Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein , Special to CNN March 20, 2012 Joel Klein and Condoleezza Rice lead the Independent Task Force on U.S. Education Reform and National Security , sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations . Klein served as chancellor of the New York City Department of Education , where he oversaw a system of more than 1,600 schools with 1.1 million students. He is CEO of the Education Division at News Corp. Rice served as the 66th U.S. secretary of State from 2005-2009. She is a professor at Stanford University (where she also served as provost) and a founding partner of The RiceHadley Group. The United States is an exceptional nation. As a peop...